United Kingdom Vitality Blast: Northamptonshire vs Lancashire Match Preview Odds & Predictions

Northamptonshire will lock horns against Lancashire in the United Kingdom Vitality Blast on Friday. Northamptonshire won three in their last four games while Lancashire lost twice in their last four. Moreover, Lancashire has won three of the last four head-to-head games over Northamptonshire. How will this game unfold? Below are previews, betting tips, and odds.

Northamptonshire Preview

Northamptonshire won by 74 runs in their last game over Leicestershire, putting them on a winning streak of three games in a row. In their last game, after setting a target of 210, their bowlers took their opponents’ wickets quickly, limiting them to 135 runs and resulting in Northamptonshire’s victory by 74 runs. Northamptonshire have been impressive, winning their last three games over Essex by 52 runs, Kent by four wickets, and Leicestershire by 74 runs. They currently sit in first place in the North standings with 20 points from 8 matches played.

Northamptonshire XI

Ricardo Vasconcelos, James Sales, Justin Broad, Ravi Bopara, Saif Zaib, David Willey (c), Lewis McManus (wk), Luke Procter, Ben Sanderson, Lloyd Pope, George Scrimshaw.

Lancashire Preview

Lancashire won by four runs in their last game over Derbyshire, putting them on a two-game winning streak. In their last game, they went first and set a target of 205 runs, and their opponent fought hard to reach the target, but fortunately, James Anderson found a way to secure the lead back for Lancashire in the late time to get the final runs they wanted to win the game, favouring Lancashire. Lancashire have lost twice and won twice in their last games: they won over Leicestershire by five wickets and over Derbyshire by four runs, while the losses were against Kent by 140 runs and against Derbyshire by nine wickets. They currently sit in 3rd position in the North, standing with 16 points from 8 matches.

Lancashire XI

Luke Wells, Keaton Jennings (c), Matty Hurst (wk), Liam Livingstone, Ashton Turner, Michael Jones, Chris Green, Jack Blatherwick, Luke Wood, Tom Hartley, Saqib Mahmood.

Northamptonshire vs Lancashire Prediction

I will be backing Northamptonshire to win here easily because they are in excellent form, having won their last three games, compared to Lancashire, who have lost twice and won twice in their last four games. Not only that, in their standings, Northamptonshire are ahead of Lancashire by four points. My prediction is that Northamptonshire will win, with 1xBet offering odds of 1.75.